Flooding in Gaza destroys sections of the relief plane docking area.
The crisis in Gaza is severe, with aid delivery efforts ongoing for an extended period. A US-created pier, meant to assist across the Mediterranean, has suffered significant damage. It appears to be unrelated to human interference.
Waves and rough seas have inflicted serious damage on the makeshift docking site for humanitarian supplies in Gaza, established a week prior. Currently, this temporary port for sea transport is not operational. Workers are hard at work fixing the damage.
Recently, reports from Israeli TV broadcaster N12 indicated parts of the landing site were dragged by strong currents onto the coast of Ashdod, an Israeli city approximately 30 kilometers from Gaza.
The temporary facility had been up and running for a week, with boats transporting humanitarian aid from Cyprus to a floating platform just off the Gaza Strip's coast. These vessels would then transfer their cargo onto smaller ships, which could get closer to the shore. These smaller vessels docked at a temporary pier on the beach, where their cargo was transported to trucks.
Upon the pier's commencement a week ago, according to United Nations assessments, 97 trucks loaded with aid had reached Gaza. The situation has improved, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Friday, despite initial challenges. Nevertheless, aid-carrying trucks were targeted by looters en route to warehouses during the pier's first week in operation.
Supporting organizations have praised the creation of the temporary port, but reiterate that land travel is more efficient. They accuse Israel, which manages the borders, of hampering aid delivery by road. During recent talks, Dujarric highlighted that the United Nations continues to aim for "massive aid" to reach Gaza via land routes. After seven months of conflict between Israel and the Islamic Hamas, the humanitarian situation in Gaza has deteriorated substantially.
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Source: www.ntv.de
